ACC will file a case against Ranga 1 crore 70 lakh rupees to become a candidate

The leader of the Jatiya Party was charged with bribery and money laundering of 1 crore 70 lakh taka to enable him to participate in the 11th national parliament election. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to file a case against Moshiur Rahman Ranga and Panir Uddin Ahmed, the former Member of Parliament of Kurigram-2 Constituency.

In a press conference held at the ACC headquarters on Monday, the director general of the commission said. Akter Hossain informed this information.

According to ACC, Jatiya Party’s former secretary general and presidium member. To enable Moshiur Rahman Ranga to be a candidate in the 11th National Assembly Election 2018, a total of Tk 1 crore 70 lakh bribe was transacted through former member of Parliament Panir Uddin Ahmed. The money is transferred, deposited and cashed through various bank accounts.

According to the ACC complaint, on October 30, 2018, Tk 20 lakh was transferred from Islami Bank’s Kurigram branch to Rangpur branch. Later, cash was deposited in several rounds from the Kurigram branch of Sonali Bank as one of the Sangsad Bhavan branch.
Out of this, a total of Tk 50 lakh was deposited in two installments of Tk 25 lakh on November 11, Tk 50 lakh on November 19, Tk 40 lakh on November 22 and Tk 10 lakh on November 25. In this way, a total of 1 crore 50 lakh cash was deposited and withdrawn. The total amount of bribes including other transactions is 1 crore 70 lakh taka.

According to the ACC, Panir Uddin Ahmed is the owner of a transport business named M/s Jalil Bidi Factory and Haq Special. These business accounts were also used in the financial transactions related to the complaint.

In this incident. According to the ACC, a case will be filed against Moshiur Rahman Ranga and Panir Uddin Ahmed under Sections 161, 165 and 109 of the Penal Code, Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947 and Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2012.Apart from this, it was also informed in the press conference that it has been recommended to issue a notice to submit the statement of assets in his name to verify the source of Ranga’s wealth.